Here is information from CRA on their upcoming teleconference on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). Charities and giving – CRA: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) question & answer teleconference Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) question & answer…
Today Dalal Al-Waheidi, Executive Director of WE Charity, told the Finance Committee that today they filed their registration for the Federal lobbyist registration system. Here is a printout WE Charity _ Dalal Al-Waheidi, Executive Director – 12-Month Lobbying Summary –…
Would you like to obtain a grant from the Federal government? Well if you “communicate with a public officer holder” asking for funds that probably is lobbying and if you spend over 1/5 of an FTE over any month (A…
There is so much confusion on memberships for Non-Profits and Charities in Canada that we have just launched a 2-hour course on the topic. Here is more information.
The Finance Committee has had a number of meetings to inquire into the CSSG and WE Charity. You can watch the testimony live or a recording of it. A few days after the meeting the PDF of the transcript is…
In what is very good news for many non-profits and registered charities in Canada, Corporations Canada has extended the deadline for AGMs for Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”) corporations till Dec 31, 2020. This helps these organizations in that they…
As we have noted previously, the Federal government has brought in a new bill C-17 dealing with various issues especially extending CNCA deadlines for CNCA financial statement disclosure and AGMs and now that bill has received Royal Assent this week. …
Every year we do a 3-hour course on transparency and the T3010. This year there has been a lot of interest in transparency around charities. On August 5, 2020, at 1 PM we will have our course Transparency in the…
Many people are struggling to understand the CSSG and WE Charity story. Partly it does not help that information is coming out daily that could have all been released weeks or months ago. In addition, there are really three interrelated…
WE Charity is a Federal Corporation under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”). The CNCA is corporate legislation that applies to both Canadian non-profits and charities that are set up under the CNCA. As it covers a number of different…
What is the WE Charity Foundation? It is a charity that probably no one had heard of until recently when the Canadian government decided that it was uniquely qualified to receive a $912 million grant. According to the Kielburgers “WE…
Here is my Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget on Transparency and Accountability in the Non-profit and Charity Sector. I provide 10 recommendations and the top two are: Recommendation 1: That the Federal…
In 2012 I had suggested certain additional questions be added to the T3010. There are many groups actively opposing any greater transparency in the sector and so it is disappointing but not shocking that there is today less transparency in…
Here is a CRA letter on whether a public institution is eligible for CEWS: SUMMARY: CEWS—Public institution—ITA-149(1)(a), 149(1)(b), 149(1)(c), 149(1)(d), 149(1)(d.1), 149(1)(d.2), 149(1)(d.3), 149(1)(d.4), 149(1)(d.5), 149(1)(d.6), 149(1.1), 125.7(1), 125.7(2)—Whether a particular entity is eligible for the Canada Emergency Wage…
Here is an application from CRA relating to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Canada Revenue Agency Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Application guide Before you start Have the following information, documents and records ready: active payroll Account Number (note,…
Here is an FAQ released by CRA on the Federal wage subsidy: Canada Revenue Agency Frequently asked questions – Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS) The following FAQs are intended to provide more in-depth technical information on the most commonly anticipated…
We have recently added 2 new full-day courses namely Fundamentals of Running a Canadian Charitable Organization/Operating Charity and Fundamentals of Running a Private or Public Foundation in Canada. These are in-depth courses which will help those who run operating charities…
Here are a number of trends or compliance suggestions for charities over the next six months: If you are an Ontario corporation under the Ontario Corporations Act (OCA) (which is now 113 years old) – seriously consider transferring your organization’s…
The Canadian Red Cross is still making grants to non-profit organizations who are assisting vulnerable Canadians dealing with COVID. If you are a non-profit that is not a charity you can apply here. For registered charities, you can apply at…
Here is our article Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from the Federal government in 2018? In 2018 the Federal government provided $8.3 billion to the whole Canadian charity sector.
Here is our article Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from Provincial Governments in 2018? In 2018 the various provincial governments provided $170 billion to the Canadian charity sector.
Here is our article Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from Municipal Governments in 2018? Municipal governments in Canada provided over $10 Billion to Canadian charities in 2018.
The Federal Finance Committee has announced a pre-budget consultation. It is probably a waste of time but if you are interested you can participate by submitting a brief by August 7, 2020. Here is a news release.
The Federal government has brought in a new bill C-17 dealing with various COVID issues. One, in particular, we have discussed is making changes to the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”) in our note “Federal government proposal to increase time…